Senior Security Engineer

At Socure, we're on a mission—to verify 100% of good identities in real time and eliminate identity fraud from the internet.

Using predictive analytics and advanced machine learning trained on billions of signals to power RiskOS, Socure has created the most accurate identity verification and fraud prevention platform in the world. Trusted by thousands of leading organizations—from top banks and fintechs to government agencies—we solve real, high-impact problems at scale. Come join us

As a Senior Security Engineer at Socure, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and optimizing security solutions that protect our next-generation identity verification and fraud prevention products. You will drive initiatives across security architecture, threat detection, incident response, and compliance, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure Socure's services remain resilient and data is protected. You will mentor junior engineers, advocate security best practices, and continuously strengthen Socure's platform security against evolving threats.

What you'll do:

• Architect, develop, and implement scalable security systems, protocols, and automation to safeguard Socure's applications, infrastructure, and sensitive data.

• Conduct threat modeling and vulnerability assessments, proactively identify areas of risk, and drive remediation efforts.

• Collaborate with engineering, product, and DevOps teams to embed security into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Monitor security events, analyze security alerts, and lead incident response activities, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.

• Ensure Socure's solutions comply with relevant regulations (e.g., GDPR, SOC2, PCI DSS) and security industry standards.

• Develop and maintain security policies, documentation, and tooling to enable self-service and promote secure engineering practices.

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior security and software engineers.

• Lead security architecture reviews, advocate for strong authentication, authorization, encryption, and data privacy across all services.

• Partner with internal/external stakeholders on security audits, assessments, and compliance initiatives.

• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security trends, continuously enhancing Socure's security posture.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related field.

• 5+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity or security engineering, ideally within a high-scale, cloud-based, or fintech/SaaS environment.

• Deep expertise designing and implementing security controls across cloud and on-prem infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure).

• Strong experience with application security, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and incident response.

• Hands-on proficiency in security automation, network and data protection, authentication/authorization mechanisms, and encryption.

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance frameworks (GDPR, SOC2, PCI DSS, etc.) and security standards.

• Proven track record mentoring engineers and influencing secure development practices.

• Advanced problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to drive initiatives in a fast-paced, outcome-oriented team.

Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support—please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly.

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